From rupture to resonance
Uncertainty and scholarship in Fine Art research degrees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12713404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beverley Ann Simmons (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author), Beverley Simmons (University of Newcastle Australia), Allyson Holbrook (0000-0002-3371-4187, University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 204-221 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-0222 • E-ISSN: 1741-265X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1474022212465687 |
| OpenAlex | W2042607044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article focuses on the phenomenon of ‘rupture’ identified in student narratives of uncertainty and scholarship experienced during the course of Fine Art research degrees in two Australian universities. Rupture captures the phenomenon of severe disruption or discontinuity in existing knowledge and typically signifies epistemological rift for the students. On one level candidates become anxious and directionless; on another they adapt and resolve the challenges they face. All candidates enter research degrees ready to be challenged, but can soon become overwhelmed by what they perceive as chaos in their thinking, combined with organizational hurdles and, in the disciplinary area of fine art, an unfamiliar and newly evolving community of practice. They identify struggle as a crucial stage in their scholarly development, knowledge construction and the advancement of research and art making in their discipline area. This article advances a perspective on the roles of challenge and adaptivity in knowledge production that further informs the literature on the supervision needs of new researchers
Aesthetics · Art · Discipline · Engaged scholarship · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Phenomenon · Political science · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Artistic and Creative Research · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |